Fiat, Indiana

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Fiat, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°33′12″N85°09′00″W / 40.55333°N 85.15000°W / 40.55333; -85.15000
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jay
Township Penn Township
Elevation
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902 ft (275 m)
FIPS code 18-23116 [2]
GNIS feature ID434469 [1]

Fiat is an unincorporated community in Penn Township, Jay County, Indiana.

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History

A post office was established at Fiat in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1926. [3] The political issue of United States Notes (fiat money) likely caused the community's name to be selected. [4]

Historic site

Located approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Fiat is a round barn. [5] Known as the Rebecca Rankin Round Barn, it was built in 1908, and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fiat, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Jay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  132. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...greenbackers who advocated paper money backed only by the U.S. government.
  5. ↑ Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Jay County Interim Report. Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Natural Resources, 1985-07. 9.
  6. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.


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